Yesaya 37:1

37:1 When King Hezekiah heard this, ¹  he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple.

Yesaya 37:38

37:38 One day, ²  as he was worshiping ³  in the temple of his god Nisroch, ⁴  his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. ⁵  They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.

[37:1]  ¹ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[37:38]  ² sn The assassination of King Sennacherib probably took place in 681 b.c.

[37:38]  ³ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[37:38]  ⁴ sn No such Mesopotamian god is presently known. Perhaps the name Nisroch is a corruption of Nusku.

[37:38]  ⁵ sn Extra-biblical sources also mention the assassination of Sennacherib, though they refer to only one assassin. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 239-40.